Apparently, one person waited four hours in this state. I guess I don't have that kind of patience. I simply shut down the computer (after about 15 mins), restarted it a few seconds later and the setup process completely immediately. If this doesn't work for you, you can search for info about hard reseting your Chromebook.
Thanks for posting this. I was doing a search for this exact phrase as I'm trying to enroll almost 40 Chromebooks for my organization, and the thought of waiting hours for all these devices just made me want to cry!
ReplyDeleteThe shut-down/restart worked perfectly. Thanks again!
No trouble Anon, glad it helped. I figured other people would be searching for the phrase and I didn't find an answer when I searched.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this! I had the same problem with a new Toshiba Chromebook 2 and this helped me solve it quickly.
ReplyDeleteHow long should the "Determining Device Configuration " message appear in normal setup?
I've only run the setup once, so I can't say for sure. However, in my investigation I found people talking about the process and there can be an update as part of that step. However, I got the impression that it should only take a few minutes.
ReplyDeleteThis step should take less than a minute.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting this. I also had this problem today with a new Toshiba Chromebook 2. It was stuck for about ten minutes before I took your advice and did the hard restart, and it started right up with no delay.
ReplyDeleteThis helped me too. After waiting 10 to 15 min with a hung computer I searched online and landed here. I shut of the Toshiba chromebook 2, waited 20 sec and restarted. My brand new machine worked flawlessly. Thanks so much!
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Thank you. My 11 yr. Old was getting sad it was taking so long
ReplyDeleteThanks mate, I've got a massive task of getting 102 chromebooks done this holidays... luckily i found your message and how to sort it out.
ReplyDeleteThanks again.
this worked for me, too. waited for almost an hour, restarted and had it running in less than ten seconds. thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Glad I could help
ReplyDeleteThanks Stephen. I waited on my new Dell Chromebook as long as Dennis Miller's O'Reilly Factor bit lasted and then I found your blog article at the top of my Google search. Patience is not one of my virtues and your helpful article was spot on!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting this. My new Chromebook did exactly that and I didn't know what to de, whether to wait or switch it off. I switched it off and back on again and bingo! All sorted!
ReplyDeleteThank you guys. I have been waiting for about a half hour in the froze state and finally researched and found ur blog.. sooo helpful. Just shut it off.. I am giving it about 10 minutes before turning back on. I'm nervous...
ReplyDeleteThis happened when I was trying to start up my new HP Chromebook. Don't know what I would have done if I hadn't found this as not very computer savvy. Thank you very very much, you've saved hours of waiting (and frustration!).
ReplyDeleteGreat - it worked for me on an acer. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThank you. The Chromebook had no info, but yours did, and it worked.
ReplyDeleteGreat advice! It helped me with a brand new Asus Chrome book that was stuck for about 1 hour. I didn't know what to do until I saw your post.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Thank you!! I was about 1 hour into it when I decided to double check. I turned it off, then back on and then it went straight to google sign in. You saved me lots of time!!
ReplyDeleteIt's my sons birthday and after 1 hour I googled about determining device thing as he wants to go on it before school...
ReplyDeleteI WENT on google and CAME A CROSS your post did what you said worked right away thank you for sharing .
Just bought a new Chromebook and have been sitting watching the wheel go round with "determining device configuration". So, I Googled this and your post came up.
ReplyDeleteI just followed the advice and switched off and on and all was good!
Thank you very much for the excellent advice, I really appreciate it....most grateful!
Thank you so much!! I just bought a new ASUS Chromebook and ran into the same issue. I was able to sign in right away after restarting.
ReplyDeleteHave recently bought a acer chromebook and was about to send the thing back until i typed this entry in.... 48mins waiting and am about to shut down and restart......Waited 30sec and restarted.""""""""PERFECT""""""" so happy that worked. Thanks so much
ReplyDeletePerfect fix. TX.
ReplyDeletethanks... we've been configuring for hours.. just saw your advice... will take it:)
ReplyDeleteThis also helped me as well. Do these computers have anymore issues after? I have an Acer Chrome book C270
ReplyDeleteI've had few issues. The one issue I've had with my Toshina is that it tells me I've unsafely ejected my SD card every reboot. Minor problem
DeleteThis helped me as well! Did any of these computers have any more issues after this? I have an Acer Chrome Book C270
ReplyDeleteMy shut down is locked too. How do you unfreeze that? Yikes!
ReplyDeleteI'm not able to shut down either...it is locked and I don't know how to unlock. Do you know how to shut down with the keyboard alone?
ReplyDeleteOh, it worked now! Hopefully it will work when I turn it on now.
ReplyDeleteYep. Shutting down and restarting unfroze the configuration. Thank you for your posting!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you posted this
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